Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-05

distlgured ana QlSaOleu- Iuc iellO" VIM
did the biting now plays checkers through
iron bars with his nose in default OF Sl,OVu
bail to answer an indictment.
VIM. Sandy, boy aged about sixteen
was arrested at his fathers residence IN
West Grafton on Tuesday night by Deputy
SheriffsS. A. cambridge and /. n. Crimes
on charge Of attempted assault on the
person of little girl about six years old,
whose parents also reside in the same town:
The alleged crime was committed about
six months ago, since which time young
Sandy has been absent from the county,
He cane home about week ago, and his
arrest followed as detailed above. He was
committed to Jail to await trial.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
Of thes Chesapeake & Ohio railway was
held in Richmond on Thursday, oath In
slant. The earnings Of the road Tor the
past year were reported to be about 81
0OO, 600, an increase of 20 per cent. over
the previous year, and the expenses al
S., 600, 600, a similar increase OF nearly "A
per cent The report states that POI hneaI
feet of arching was done in the Big Bend
Tunnel at cost of ST., 261.57, from which
the total cost may be estimated at nearly
81, 900, 900.
On Sunday last, while Mr.. Henry T.
Mohler and wife, of Anderson, were sitting
in the house OF Mr.. Newton Allen engaged
in conversation with the family, Mr.. Allen
came into the room unobserved by Mr..
Mohler and struck the latter about the
crown OF the head with band-spike, fell
ing him insensible to the floor. The In
reference of his wife prevented q repetition
of the blow. The wounded man was
brought to his home in Union by friends.
His injuries were found to be offs serious
nature.
Some of the citizens of Rock Lick, near
Cameron, are excited over an egg lately
laid by hen belonging to Mr. John In
gram. In the middle of the egg, reaching
nearly around it, in raised letters, which
are a part of the shell, is the warning
words, Repent before it is too late, " and
on one end, my God has" and on the
other, "Forsaken me-" People who have
seen the egg say there are no evidence
whatever of its being other than natural
curiosity.
The people of Harrison county seem to
have gotten themselves in bad box in re-
gard to the erection of their new court
house. Some time ago the contract for the
erection of new building WAS let and the
old one torn down, the authorities using
an old hotel for court purposes, and. now
few kickers have obtained an injunction
to prevent the erection Of the new building.
Some West Virginia people have re-
Gently been victimized into buying a cargo
of bogus Louisiana lottery tickets, and the
popular distress is something terrible.
Buying any lottery ticket is bad enough,
but buying counterfeit one is comhiDa-
ton of criminality and idiOcy that iusti-
fies any community i'll feeling deeply
grieyed.
A Chicago firm that already has in oper-
alton near Frostburg, Nd, an establish
ment for extracting liquid from banks to
be used for tanning purposes, is consider
ing the advisability of starting a like
works near Philippi. Should the works
be established they would consume from
Z, 900 to 10, 600 cords of bark each year.
James McGhee, who attempted to kill a
Richie county school teacher named HOff,
in December last, because the teacher OBJ
iected to McGhee's conduct toward some
girls in the school, was arrested mt Nash
Vile, Tenn, few days ago and is now IN
Jail at Parkersburg.
The boom in Mcdowell lands still con-
tinueS, and land buyers are numerous. A
sale has been effected on the Beech and
Dry Forks of 1900 acres, $50, 900 being
the price paid. Other land sales are re-
ported elsewhere in the county.
James Whites stable, at Straight Fork
Jackson county, fell down few days ago
burying son of the proprietor in the
ruins. His mother and little brother dug
him out, slight bruises only resulting tC
the victim.
John Ii. Harader, a son, near 10 years
old, of William Haradsr, of Clifton Mills,
was suddenly stricken with total blindness
Thursday, March 10th, while walking lei
surely in the yard.
The preliminary survey of the branch
of the Ohio River Railroad to Spencer
ROane county, has been completed. The
road will be thirty-One miles long.
About fifteen miles of track have beer
laid on the extension Of the Grafton 4
Greenbrier Railroad.
Ed. Scott, cOlorcd, had both thumb:
torn oil in Bowers mill, ut Martinsburg
last Monday.
Jules and Lewis Viquesny, of Randolph
county, have been arrested for harnburn
ing.
Ten children of the family Of Mr.. +, s
Fighter, OF ClarEsburg, are school teach
erS
4 project is on foot TO erect an extensive
flour mill at Elizabeth, Writ county,
Peach trees and spring flowers are il
bloom in Mcdowell county.
Horses are bringing unusually hlgl
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